PT-2024-29197 · Linux+9 · Linux Kernel+9
Published
2024-05-16
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Updated
2025-09-29
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CVE-2024-40997
CVSS v2.0
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the cpufreq: amd-pstate module. The
cpudata memory allocated by kzalloc() in the amd pstate epp cpu init() function is not freed in the corresponding exit function, resulting in a memory leak. This issue occurs when the CPU EPP exit function is called.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Memory Leak
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Centos
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu